1992 Seibu Lions Roster
Team Record: 80-47
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Masahiko Mori (80-47)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Japan Series - Seibu Lions 4 games, Yakult Swallows 3
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1992 season with a record of 80 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Lions paced the circuit with 658 runs, spearheaded by 159 home runs. Seibu yielded 495 runs, fewest in the league. Orestes Destrade walloped 41 home runs for the team, while Koji Akiyama and Kazuhiro Kiyohara swatted 15 or more also. Kazuhiro Kiyohara recorded 96 runs batted in. Norio Tanabe led batters with significant playing time with a .302 average. Takehiro Ishii topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 1.94 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Orestes Destrade played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Seibu Lions to do so.
Masahiko Mori served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osamu Abe | L | L | December 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Koji Akiyama | R | R | April 6, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | Miyahara, Kumamoto JP |
| Shinji Ando | L | R | September 2, 1970 | 5'10" | 158 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Orestes Destrade | S | R | May 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU |
| Toshihiro Go | L | L | January 27, 1966 | 6'3" | 185 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Tadakatsu Haniyuda | May 1, 1964 | |||||
| Tetsuya Haraguchi | R | R | April 14, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | Kumagai, Saitama JP |
| Ken Hirano | S | R | June 20, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Hiromichi Ishige | R | R | September 22, 1956 | 5'11" | 165 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Takehiro Ishii | R | R | October 25, 1964 | 6'1" | 193 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tsutomu Ito | R | R | August 29, 1962 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Tetsuya Kakiuchi | R | R | June 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Taigen Kaku | March 20, 1962 | |||||
| Yoshitaka Katori | R | R | March 10, 1957 | 5'8" | 171 | Gomi-gun, Kochi JP |
| Taiji Kitahara | R | R | April 30, 1971 | 6'2" | 182 | Kawaguchi, Saitama JP |
| Kazuhiro Kiyohara | R | R | August 18, 1967 | 6'2" | 228 | Kishiawa, Osaka JP |
| Kimiyasu Kudo | L | L | May 5, 1963 | 5'9" | 176 | Toyoake, Aichi JP |
| Koji Maeda | L | L | October 27, 1964 | 6'0" | 159 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Yasushi Matsubara | L | L | November 16, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Hiroyuki Mori | L | L | May 29, 1963 | 6'2" | 194 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Ryoji Moriyama | R | R | July 20, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Hideo Nakamura | R | R | June 22, 1968 | 6'2" | 192 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Takayoshi Nakao | R | R | February 16, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Kasai-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroshi Narahara | R | R | May 16, 1968 | 5'6" | 143 | Minami Saitama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Takeshi Nonogaki | R | R | July 8, 1971 | 5'9" | 165 | Sakurai, Nara JP |
| Shinya Oda | L | L | January 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 154 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Tatsuo Omiya | R | R | June 19, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Koji Otsuka | S | R | August 26, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroshi Shintani | R | R | July 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Tetsuya Shiozaki | R | R | November 26, 1968 | 5'10" | 165 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Katsuya Soma | R | R | May 11, 1963 | 5'11" | 167 | Arakawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Ken Suzuki | L | R | January 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Tetsu Suzuki | R | R | January 22, 1964 | 5'11" | 180 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Yasutomo Suzuki | R | R | July 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 173 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Jun Takeshita | L | L | July 12, 1969 | 6'1" | 176 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Norio Tanabe | R | R | May 11, 1966 | 5'11" | 172 | Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi JP |
| Seiji Tomashino | R | R | June 22, 1964 | 6'0" | 159 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Hatsuhiko Tsuji | R | R | October 24, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | Ogi-gun, Saga JP |
| Tomoyuki Uchiyama | L | R | August 15, 1968 | 6'1" | 181 | Minokamo-gun, Gifu JP |
| Hisanobu Watanabe | R | R | August 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 167 | Seta-gun, Gunma JP |
| Tomio Watanabe | L | R | June 23, 1967 | 5'10" | 176 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Masanori Yamamoto | R | R | May 13, 1968 | 6'0" | 165 | Haibara-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Hisanori Yokota | L | R | September 8, 1967 | 6'3" | 175 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Haruki Yoshitake | L | L | January 5, 1961 | 5'11" | 160 | Kasuga, Fukuoka JP |
| Ray Young | R | R | May 27, 1964 | 6'3" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
